{"product_id":"11205-10x13-persian-handmade-kerman-vintage-rug","title":"11205 - Persian Kerman Oversized Rug 9'8\" x 13'5\"","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe slate blue medallion at the center of this lovely rug catches the eye first. On a beige field that warms to peach pink at the center, slate blue sprays, small blossoms and boteh are scattered with open space between them. The medallion is a lobed diamond with slate blue arms around a cream center, a single rosette at its core and a pendant above and below. Small cream blossoms fill its arms. A handsome slate blue border carries cream palmettes and graceful curling vines, and it turns gray brown along one end. Narrow beige guard stripes with fine lines sit on either side, and a wide cream outer band holds small blossoms. The pile is low across the rug, and the colors read pale throughout. It reads as a light, quiet ground in a room, with the slate blue giving the beige and peach pink a cool edge. At 9'8\" by 13'5\", it fits a dining table for six with the chairs pulled out, or a full living room seating group.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSince the 16th century Kerman has been the origin of highly sophisticated carpets in well-organized designs. Nadir Shah took many of Kerman’s most skilled weavers north after 1739 and the city was pillaged in 1794, yet its rug industry continued to prosper. Kerman in southeastern Persia worked in the softest palette of the major Persian centers, often on a pale ground. The drawing is curvilinear and open, with more space left empty than a Kashan or a Tabriz would allow. This rug shares that soft palette and pale ground, with beige and peach pink carrying the field. Its sprays and boteh curve freely and leave wide stretches of the field bare. The border is the darkest part of the rug, a slate blue frame of cream palmettes around the quiet center.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEvery rug we sell is one of a kind, and this is the only one like it. Hand-knotted wool pile on a cotton foundation, vintage, approx. 50 years (1970s). Condition: professionally washed \u0026amp; cleaned. It ships folded and fully insured.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Storied Rugs","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":68026340639033,"sku":"AL_11205_295x410","price":2800.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1005\/6964\/5369\/files\/11205_1.jpg?v=1794185610","url":"https:\/\/storiedrugs.com\/products\/11205-10x13-persian-handmade-kerman-vintage-rug","provider":"Storied Rugs","version":"1.0","type":"link"}